{"id":13369,"date":"2011-10-12T14:14:53","date_gmt":"2011-10-12T14:14:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saveourseas.com\/sosf-shark-education-centre\/busy-weekend-for-the-shark-centre\/"},"modified":"2016-10-27T08:13:49","modified_gmt":"2016-10-27T07:13:49","slug":"busy-weekend-for-the-shark-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saveourseas.com\/sosf-shark-education-centre\/busy-weekend-for-the-shark-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"Busy weekend for the Shark Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"the-content\"><p>This past weekend saw the Shark Centre represented at 4 local events, to foster awareness of the plight of sharks.  Many questions from the public were related to the recent shark incident in Fish Hoek, with most people being grateful for the work we are doing. Inevitably there are the usual detractors who are once again calling for human intervention in the form of shark nets, culling, and the like, but by and large public perception of sharks is improving.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7124\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 600px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/saveourseas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported\/Big_bay.jpg\" class=\"fresco\" data-fresco-caption=\"\" data-fresco-options=\"thumbnails:false\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/saveourseas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported\/Big_bay.jpg\" alt=\"Big Bay\" width=\"600\" height=\"402\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7124\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Big Bay<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The SA Bodyboarding Champs were held at Big Bay, and we were there to spread the word about shark conservation.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7125\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 490px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/saveourseas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported\/Pieter_Dirk_Uys.jpg\" class=\"fresco\" data-fresco-caption=\"\" data-fresco-options=\"thumbnails:false\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/saveourseas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported\/Pieter_Dirk_Uys.jpg\" alt=\"PDU\" width=\"490\" height=\"600\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7125\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">PDU<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The inimitable Pieter Dirk Uys as &quot;Evita Bezuidenhout&quot; doing his thing for Sharkspotters at Fish Hoek high school.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7126\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 600px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/saveourseas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported\/Sharkspotters_on_stage.jpg\" class=\"fresco\" data-fresco-caption=\"\" data-fresco-options=\"thumbnails:false\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/saveourseas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported\/Sharkspotters_on_stage.jpg\" alt=\"SS on stage\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7126\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">SS on stage<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Sharkspotters Crew on stage receiving a round of applause from the audience.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7127\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 600px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/saveourseas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported\/Business_Expo.jpg\" class=\"fresco\" data-fresco-caption=\"\" data-fresco-options=\"thumbnails:false\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/saveourseas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported\/Business_Expo.jpg\" alt=\"business expo\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7127\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">business expo<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Best In Business Expo in Muizenberg was yet another platform for the message of shark conservation and awareness to go out. <\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This past weekend saw the Shark Centre represented at 4 local events, to foster awareness of the plight of sharks. 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